Simple. Satisfying. Stunning. That is how I would describe these bars. With only a few ingredients, this dessert is simple. With only a few rich ingredients, this dessert is satisfying. With only a few rich ingredients to adorn the top, this dessert is stunning.
Check out the ingredient list:
Source: The Food Charlatan (see full recipe here)
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour
You can whip these bars up in no time with ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now. I love that! If 2 sticks of butter is too rich for you, you can substitute 1/2 C applesauce for 1 stick and they will be more cake like.
Check out the ingredient list for adornment:
coconut flakes, optional
chopped almonds, optional
1 1/2 C chocolate chips
Chocolate chips are mandatory! You sprinkle them on the bars right out of the oven and let them sit for 10 minutes. Then spread with an offset spatula for a ganache topping. While the chocolate is still warm and gooey, sprinkle some of the bars with coconut flakes and some with chopped almonds (or both!). Pop them in the refrigerator for a few hours so the chocolate hardens or eat them once they've cooled out of the pan while the chocolate is still soft.
When my husband first bit into one, he said it tasted like a chocolate covered cherry. It always amazes me how almond extract can do that to a dessert. Kind of reminds me of the chocolate covered cherry cake I make that is one of his favorites. Friday cake post maybe? :)
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